# University of Magdalena

> Colombian university

**Wikidata**: [Q7895650](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7895650)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Magdalena)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/university-of-magdalena

## Summary
The University of Magdalena is a public Colombian university based in Santa Marta. Founded in October 1958, it is also recorded as an open-access publisher and maintains a Crossref DOI prefix for its publications.

## Key Facts
- The University of Magdalena is an instance of a university and is also recorded as an open-access publisher.  
- Founding dates in the record: inception 1958-10-29 and start_time 1958-10-27.  
- Located in Santa Marta, Colombia; coordinates 11.22157, -74.1862 and elevation 17 metres above sea level.  
- Official website: http://www.unimagdalena.edu.co/.  
- DOI prefix (Crossref member): 10.21676.  
- Common alias: Unimagdalena.  
- Identifiers include ISNI 000000009962274X, ROR ID 038mvjn28, GRID ID grid.442029.9, VIAF 147955641, Freebase /m/05zkjpx, Geonames ID 9795951, Ringgold 220069.  
- Memberships: ORCID, Inc. (point in time 2023‑10) and Association of Colombian Universities.  
- Social media accounts: Twitter @unimagdalena (verified), Instagram @unimagdalena, Facebook UniversidadDelMagdalena; recorded follower counts include 28,430 (point in time 2023-02-07).

## FAQs
### Q: What is the University of Magdalena?
A: The University of Magdalena is a Colombian university based in Santa Marta that is also recorded as an open-access publisher. It was established in October 1958.

### Q: Where is the University of Magdalena located?
A: The university is located in Santa Marta, Colombia. Its recorded coordinates are latitude 11.22157 and longitude -74.1862, at an elevation of 17 metres.

### Q: When was the University of Magdalena founded?
A: The university's recorded dates are inception 1958-10-29 and start_time 1958-10-27 (both dates appear in the institution's records).

### Q: How can I access the university or its publications online?
A: The official website is http://www.unimagdalena.edu.co/. The institution holds a Crossref DOI prefix 10.21676, indicating it registers publications with Crossref.

## Why It Matters
The University of Magdalena is a long-established higher-education institution in Colombia’s Caribbean region, anchored in Santa Marta since 1958. As both a university and an open-access publisher with a Crossref DOI prefix, it serves dual roles: providing academic education and participating in scholarly communication by registering persistent identifiers for publications. Its membership in national and international academic organisations, including the Association of Colombian Universities and ORCID, connects it to broader research infrastructure and identity systems. The presence of multiple institutional identifiers (ISNI, ROR, GRID, Ringgold, VIAF, Geonames) supports discoverability and integration across library, research, and data platforms. For students, researchers, and partners, these attributes make the University of Magdalena a recognized node in Colombia’s academic ecosystem and in global research metadata networks.

## Notable For
- Being an established Colombian university located in Santa Marta with founding records from October 1958.  
- Dual classification as a university and as an open-access publisher.  
- Holding a Crossref DOI prefix (10.21676), enabling formal registration of scholarly outputs.  
- Broad set of institutional identifiers (ISNI, ROR, GRID, VIAF, Ringgold, Freebase, Geonames) that facilitate discovery and metadata linking.  
- Active and verified social media presence (Twitter @unimagdalena) with documented follower growth up to 28,430 (2023-02-07).

## Body

### Overview
- Official name: University of Magdalena.  
- Alias: Unimagdalena.  
- Classified as: university; also listed as an open-access publisher.

### Founding and dates
- Inception date recorded as 1958-10-29.  
- Start_time (alternate founding-related date) recorded as 1958-10-27.

### Location and physical data
- City: Santa Marta, Colombia.  
- Coordinates: latitude 11.22157, longitude -74.1862.  
- Elevation above sea level: 17 metres.

### Online presence and identifiers
- Official website: http://www.unimagdalena.edu.co/.  
- Twitter handle: unimagdalena (marked as a verified account; account start_time recorded 2009-07-31 with point_in_time 2020-03-23).  
- Instagram: unimagdalena.  
- Facebook page: UniversidadDelMagdalena.  
- Threads username: unimagdalena.

### Research, publishing, and scholarly infrastructure
- DOI prefix: 10.21676 (Crossref member, reference dated 2017-12-08).  
- Member of ORCID, Inc. (qualifier point_in_time 2023-10).  
- Member of the Association of Colombian Universities.

### Institutional identifiers (selection)
- ISNI: 000000009962274X.  
- ROR ID: 038mvjn28.  
- GRID ID: grid.442029.9.  
- VIAF ID: 147955641.  
- Freebase ID: /m/05zkjpx.  
- Geonames ID: 9795951.  
- Ringgold ID: 220069.  
- EU VAT number: CO8917801118.  
- Library of Congress Authority ID: n2004149590.  
- KISTI ID: K000197810.  
- Crunchbase organization ID: universidad-del-magdalena.

### Social metrics (selected snapshots)
- Social media follower values recorded: 24,468 (point_in_time 2021-01-07), 26,629 (point_in_time 2022-01-27), 28,430 (point_in_time 2023-02-07 — preferred).

### Other metadata
- DOI/Publisher registration reference: Crossref member API entry for member 9134.  
- Listed on Wikimedia and related projects with sitelink_count: 7 and Wikipedia title "University of Magdalena".

## References

1. Directory of Open Access Journals
2. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20231020113811/https://orcid.org/members)
3. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20191222091657/https://www.ascun.org.co/organizacion/index/universidades-asociadas)
4. [Source](http://api.crossref.org/members/9134)
5. [Source](http://www.unimagdalena.edu.co/)
6. GRID Release 2016-05-31
7. Quora
8. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
9. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph
10. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File